Watercolor challenge

For the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown August Technique Challenge: Watercolor.

 

Stamp: My Favorite Things Pure Innocence

Watercolors

Colored pencil

Glossy Accents, gel pen

 

 

Words 2 Craft By challenge

The inspiration words for the current challenge at Words 2 Craft By is one of my favorite quotes:

 

"The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."

Lao-Tsi

 

It's definitely an inspiration that I try to follow but, being human, often fail. I think I'll put my card on my fridge or bulletin board as motivation!

 

 

 

 Image and sentiment: Bugaboo Stamps

Copic markers

Pearl Pen

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"It's Hip to be Square!" challenge

Welcome to the new Cards In Envy challenge: "It's Hip to be Square". Your card can be square-shaped or have square elements on it.

I found a gorgeous vintage inchie card online and decided to C.A.S.E. it. Here is the square card I made; all the inchies and layers are square:

 

I hope you'll join in the "Square" fun at Cards In Envy! Thanks for stopping by!

"For the Girls" challenge at SAS4K

I love this digital stamp, "Jessie", that I found at Di's Digi Downloads. I colored this image with Prismacolor pencils; challenging but fun hair to color!

I made this for the Send A Smile 4 Kids "For the Girls" challenge:

 

Thanks for stopping by; have a good week!

A Carmen Miranda-type ATC

I've recently gotten into creating and swapping ATCs, thanks to two groups I belong to on FB. It is really fun and I am accumulating quite a collection of ACTs from artists near and far. I made this ACT for an "Add a Label" swap using #veralanestudio digis.  It was inspired by watching the colorful Olympics opening festivities in Rio on TV and when I walked by my fruit bowl it "spoke" to me.

 

Digis from several #veralanestudio sets

Shaving cream background

Chiquita banana label

Copics

Modge Podge

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Sherry

"By the Sea" at Frilly and Funkie

Welcome! The new challenge at Frilly and Funkie Blog is "By the Sea." I had great fun making this card with a beautiful woodmount stamp from The Queen's Ink, a fabulous store in Savage, Maryland.

I colored the crab with distress inks, cut it out, and brushed it with Glossy Accents.

Blue crabs are a huge part of the heritage of living in the Chesapeake Bay region. I hope you enjoy my card!

"Wings"

Hello; happy August! The new challenge theme at Cards In Envy is "Wings." You can click on the link to read about the challenge requirements.

Here is the card I made for the Design Team. The patterned paper and butterflies really convey the feelings of summertime!

 

I hope you will join in the fun of this challenge! Thanks for stopping by.